The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-03-12
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

| JACKSON, or Mexico, with the State Depart
ment In reference to the seizure and sale
OF the American schooner Rebecca. The
naval appropriation bill was presented,
ana several Senators complained Of the de-
lay on the part Of the House, intimating
their opinion OF the impossibility Of getting
! through the appropriation bills by the 4th Of
| March. The House labor arbitration bill was
| passed. Also, the anti.convict labor bill Also
inc pleuro' pneumonia BILL disagreement
was reported on the fisheries retaliation bill A
Dill was passed prohibiting the mailing OF pa
pers and circulars containing lottery advertise.
ments.
H0UsB-The bill for the erection Of q public
building at Portsmouth, O., was returned with
out the Presidents approval. The Pacific rail-
roads investigation resolution was referred to
committee. The call Of States for the introduc-
uon OF bllls was made. conference
report on the Detroit public building
was agreed to- The legislative appropri-
alton bill was taken up The Appropri-
atoms Committee was criticised severely for
| It's delay by Messrs. Cameron, Butterworth
Allen and Rogers, and Mr. Randall replied.
A Joint resolution was offered by Rogers (Ark.)
extending existing appropriation bills six
months.
| mittee on Indian Affairs and Privileges and
Elections was authorized to sit during the re-
| cess. The credentials of Senator. Stock
bridge (Mich.) and Turpie Qnd) were reported
back and placed on 1le A resolution was pass
ed providing for meeting at II q. m during the
remainder OF the session. Objections were
made to the consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill, and the bill to annex portion of
Utah 10 Washington Territory WAS taken up.
All the pension bills on the calendar were pass.
ed, also seventeen bills removing charges
| OF desertion. Conferences were appointed on
the consular and diplomatic bill The confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill was
read in full, and agreed to without division
| HOUSE-Amendments to the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill we're non-concurred In, and
| conference ordered A conference report
was agreed to on the alien landlord bill
Ihe Mexican pensions appropriation bill
was passed. The conference report on the
river and harbor bill was agreed to; also, one
on the Indian appropriation bill The gen.
eral deficiency bill was passed. The legis-
| lative appropriation bill was also passed, after
| considerable wrangling. The House refused to
consider the conference report on the fractional
gallon bill. Continued disagreement on the
| fisheries retaliation bill was reported, and
pending motion to recede, the House took q
recess from 5l5 p. m to o clock, the night ses-
sion being for the passage of bridge bills.
WASHINGTON, Marchs hs.-SENATE The calen.
dar OF House bills was taken up and number
| OF important measures considered bill was
passed to validate certain acts of the Washing
ton Legislature. The naval appropriation bill
was taken mp An amendment was offered to
strike out the House provision for 1880
| GO for two steel cruisers and
four gunboats, and to substitute
s9OO,000 for six steel cruisers, s9,RSO,OO for
| their armament, s8OOOO0 for torpedo boats and
100000 for torpedoes, be sides 81 10000 for their
armament. At the night session the naval bill
increasing the appropriation to s23,OOOOOO from
the AOOO,OOO allowed by the House was passed
the Dill for the erection OF Grant and Lincoln
memorial bridge across the Potomac, from
Washington to Arlington, was passed. and the
report on the agricultural bill was agreed to-.
HOUSE.-The House non-concurred In the
| amendments to the Pacific railroad investiga-
tion resolution, and conference was ordered
which soon after reported an agreement The
| fisheries retaliation bill was discussed, and by
| vote of 14s to 184 the House receded
from amendments. Continued disagreement
on the post-ofnce appropriation bill
was reported and further conference
| asked; also on the District OF Columbia
BILL The Pacific railroad investigation agree
ment was reported and agreed to. A confer
| ence report was adopted on bill compen satng
| A. H. Emery for an iron and steel testing ma
chine. At the night session the agricultural
| appropriation bill was agreed to- The consular
ana diplomatic bill was passed, and under sus-
pension OF the rules bill was passed for the
erection OF public building at Monroe, La.
| Conference on the sundry civil bill was agreed
| to.
| WASHINGTON, March 3.-SENATE. MESSAGE
| from the House announcing the non-concur-
| renee in the Senate amendments to the naval
| appropriation bill, was presented and q confer
ence was ordered. The Senate proceeded to
| the consideration Of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, voting on the
| amendments recommended by the Committee
on Appropriations as they were reached Vetoed
bills for public buildings at Dayton, O., La
| fayette, Ind, Sioux City, Ia, and Lynn Mass,
| were passed over the veto. The House bill ap-
propriating s6,9O0,OOO for pay Of Mexican war
| pensions was reported back and passed. A
| number OF other bills were passed.
| HOUsE--A bill to modify the internal revenue
| system was lost. Several vetoed pension bills
| failed to pass over tho veto The bill repeating
| the tenure Of office act was passed Mr.
| Adams Qll.) moved to suspend the rules and
pass Senate bill authorizing the Secretary OF
| War to accept, from the Commercial Club, GER
| thin lands known as High Tract near Chicago,
| ILL.,, for military purposes. Motion agreed to
| and bill passed. The Senate amendments to
the legislative appropriation bill were noncon-
| CURED in. The Mrs. Logan pension bill failed
10 pass. {!
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate and
| House were in almost continuous session from
| Thursday morning until noon on to-day, when
| the Forty-nine Congress adjourned sine die. All
| the appropriation bills were passed except the
| Notifications and general deficiency. The river
| and harbor failed to become o law through the
refusal Of the President to afflx his signature.
| A number OF other bills were passed during the
closing hours.
A NEW all-rail route from New England
to the West has been projected. The wes-
tern end will cross half dozen leading
railroads, and control business that goes
to New England.
SAMUEL LILLY, farmer at Pleasant Val
ley, Marshall County, W. Va, suicided by
hanging.
ABOUT $3.50, 900 in trade dollars has turned
up at Reading, Pa, which will be sent to
Washington for redemption.
MRS. SARAH l.. JOHNSON and her six-year
old adopted daughter were burned alive
in dwelling on Eighth avenue, New
York. They were colored persons.